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2016 Conservation Science and Leadership Course - Student Writing

One day of the course was dedicated to a writing workshop given by Jan Hersey, a professional writer and PBI's board secretary. Students were given a choice of writing assignment, whether a blog-type post, newsletter article, etc. Some of the students chose to do more formal reports for their universities, but the creative writing submittals are featured below.

Anna Fornili - University of Virginia
A Deer Mouse and Her Babies
anna fornili
Dina Schwartz - University of Arizona
Dina wrote an article that was excerpted in our local newspaper.
The full version is linked here.
dina schwartz
Elisabeth Bergman - University of Arizona
Elisabeth wrote two poems, "The Beaver Pond" and "The Conservationist."
elisabeth bergman
Elissa Williams - University of Arizona
Valuable Knowledge to be Gained by the Willing
elissa williams
Erin Barton - Arizona State University
Excerpts from Ecology Camp
erin barton
Lindsay Warne - Middlebury College
Lindsay wrote a blog post about one of our guest instructors, Dr. Don Rolfs.
lindsay warne
Russell Sprouse - Virginia Commonwealth University
The Adventures of a Young Scientist in the North Cascades
russell sprouse
Samantha DiGiulio - Northern Michigan University
Sam wrote a blog post about the course, with quotes from other students.
sam digiulio
Valentina Coy Arias - University of British Columbia
My PBI Experience
Valentina Coy


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